It may have been something of a surprise to see former NBA star Scottie Pippen and his wife Larsafile for divorce earlier this week, but as we are learning now, it was a rocky road the past few months between them.

The Fort Lauderdale, Florida police came out to the Pippen house on October 2 after receiving a call, and found Larsa waiting in a car in front of the home.

She told cops at that point she had been involved in a "heated verbal argument" with Scottie, but she insists it never got physical between the two of them.

That issue ended without incident — Scottie offered to stay elsewhere for the night to calm things down, though Larsa ultimately decided that she would go and spend the night at a different location — and yet it wasn't the last time cops were called.

Just two days later, on October 4, cops were called back to the Pippen home!

As we previously reported, Britney Spears' baby daddy has requested an increase in his $20K a month child support stipend. While it's said that Godney isn't THRILLED at the request, she's letting her poppa negotiate a deal with KFed.

And it appears that negotiations are well under way, though Mr. Spears is NOT impressed with his former son-in-law!